Telephone System and
Voicemail System Vulnerabilities
THE most used business technology.
Your phone room, or hacker haven?
Many access points.
Even the simplest methods work.
Computer networks are not the only systems being compromised these days.
Your telephone system and voicemail system are also the targets of hackers.
Why? -
Information Theft
- Interception of information from voicemail boxes
- Remote access to phone extensions
- Service observation
Financial gain
- Theft of service-
placing phone calls on company lines via remote access (DISA) - Force dialing to 900 numbers or overseas charge-
back numbers - Bypassing account codes
- Disguising personal phone usage
Harrassment
- Defacing voicemail greetings
- Leaving harassing or threatening messages
- Voicemail manipulation, forwarding of private messages
Thrills and excitement
- The excitement of facing a technological adversary
We can help inspect your systems and operations to discover vulnerabilities as well as provide recommendations and steps to help protect your systems from attack. If you have already had problems we can help to evaluate events and uncover the source.
There are numerous telephone and voicemail systems in operation today, and unlike computer systems, there are few standards. We have been trained in a number systems but we are happy to work with your own telecom personnel, telecom vendor, or other manufacturer representatives as needs may dictate.